Lancaster PA

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — The County of Lancaster just announced that an inmate at the Lancaster County Prison passed away last week. According to the County of Lancaster, on the evening of Thursday, January 1, a newly admitted inmate at the Lancaster County Prison reported to staff that they were having trouble...

Two inmates died at separate Central Pennsylvania county prisons within days of each other, officials announced on Monday, Jan. 5. A 53-year-old woman died after she was found unresponsive in her cell at Cumberland County Prison in Carlisle on Friday, Jan. 2, officials said. Melissa Marie Trayer was discovered...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Dauphin County made history Monday with swearing in its newest group of elected officials. La Tasha C. Williams, the first Black woman elected judge in the county, took her oath of office just before noon. A former Susquehanna Township commissioner and defense attorney, she promised fair...

RED LION, Pa. — There's an emu on the loose in York County, according to local social media accounts. The giant bird is one of two emus that got loose from their enclosure on Sunday, according to a Facebook page created to help track sightings in an effort to get it back home.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — An Elizabethtown woman has been charged with assault after allegedly injuring someone with a dog bone. Debra Evans, 54, is accused of throwing the bone at the victim Dec. 29 in the 100 block of North Maple Street, according to a press release issued Monday by the Elizabethtown Police...

For a full listing of this week’s Lebanon County restaurant inspections, click here. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. M&N Deli Meat Market, Inc., 201 Lehman St., Lebanon, complaint, Dec. 26. Pass. No...

READING, Pa. - A Reading man is behind bars and facing multiple charges following a fatal auto accident that killed two people. 35-year-old Evelier Mendoza is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer and related offenses. It happened around 4:30 a.m....

The collision happened while the tractor-trailer was traveling south on Delta Road in Peach Bottom Township on Friday, Oct. 18, according to state police. The tractor-trailer struck the horse and buggy, ejecting the buggy’s operator, Daniel Esh, 60, and causing severe injuries, police explained. Esh was taken to...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Officials are investigating after the Ronks Fire Company said they arrived to a reported spill to find '2026' written in gasoline in the middle of Irishtown Road. Firefighters with the Ronks Fire Company said this is the second time in six months their crews...

COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) — Police in Lancaster County are warning residents about a recent surge in vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles. Columbia Police say they’ve seen more such incidents recently. They urge community members not to leave their vehicles unattended with the engine running and to bring valuable...